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Thursday, June 14, 2007

Barton completes move to Magpies

Barton's time at Man City has been dogged by controversyManchester City midfielder Joey Barton has completed a £5.8m move to Newcastle after agreeing a five-year deal.
Both West Ham and Newcastle submitted bids of £5.5m for the 24-year-old England international last week.
But his move to Newcastle hit a stumbling block over City's refusal to pay £300,000 that Barton was said to be owed as part of the transfer.
But the Magpies improved their offer to £5.8m on Thursday and the bid was accepted by City.
Barton was entitled to £300,000 if he left the club without requesting a transfer, but City were reluctant to pay it as they argued he was not being forced to leave.
Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce criticised City for the hold-up and the Eastlands side responded with anger at him for making the dispute public.
The Professional Footballers' Association intervened but it seems the situation has been resolved by Newcastle increasing their bid.
Barton made his debut for Manchester City in April 2003 and has made nearly 150 appearances for the club.

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